Abstract

The caselet looks into the creation of Infosys in 1981 and how Narayana Murthy and his team turned this small software development venture into one of the leading companies of the country. The caselet explains the strategies that Murthy adopted to make Infosys a globally recognized name in the information technology industry.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

• Factors that contributed to the success of Infosys
• The role of leadership in making an organization successful
• and Role of alliances in facilitating an organization to build credibility in the market.

Keywords

Infosys, PSPD, Y2K Projects, Cambridge Technology Partners, Nasdaq, American Depository Receipts (ADR), Distribution Management Application Package (DMAP), Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA)